Martin Hartley’s capacity to capture powerful imagery in the most difficult of conditions, has become his hallmark…making him one of the leading geographical photographers of our day.
Nigel Winser, Director Earthwatch
Martin earns a place as one of Time Magazine's 'Heroes of the Environment' for his work on the Catlin Arctic Survey 2009.
The WWF presented a selection of Martin’s photographs at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen in December 2009, as part of an Arctic exhibition.
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Winter Training on the sea ice around Broughton Island
Martin, Pen Hadow and Ann Daniels test equipment for the Catlin Arctic Survey 2009 expedition in the Canadian High Arctic during the dark Winter.
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Footage of Martin on a shoot in the Arctic, photographing Ben Saunders as he prepared for his North Pole Speed Record.
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Drilling Tests on Little Cornwallis Island
Martin and Pen Hadow test the drilling and science equipment for the Catlin Arctic Survey 2009 with help from some of the local Inuit.
Catlin Arctic Survey
13 May 2010
Expedition Ends - Explorer Team picked up from the North Pole
On 14 March, Martin, Ann Daniels and Charlie Paton were dropped onto the sea ice at approx 85°32'00"N, 77°45'00"W to begin their gruelling trek on foot to the North Geographic Pole. The team arrived at 90°N on 12 May, having covered a distance of 777km, battling against southerly drift for much of the journey.
The team drilled holes in the sea ice along the transect of their route, collecting ice and water samples for a team of international scientists to analyse, to help advance understanding of the ecological changes in the Arctic Ocean, in particular, the effects of increased carbon dioxide absorption and acidification of the ocean.
View a selection of images from the expedition
Full details of the Catlin Arctic Survey 2010
Hear Martin's interview with Paul Deegan en route to Resolute Bay, and Dr Martin Rhodes, Medical Consultant to the CAS2010 expedition, explaining the hazards of operating in the polar environment and how temperatures of –40ºC affect the human body. Watch footage of the moving sea ice
View route map
Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI)
10 Feb 2010
Several of Martin's polar photographs will hang in the refurbished Scott Polar Museum, due to open in June 2010.
The Scott Polar Research Institute, part of the University of Cambridge, is a long-established centre of research into both polar regions, holding a unique collection of artifacts, paintings, photographs, clothing, equipment, maps and journals illustrating polar exploration and polar science.
Top of the World in Trafalgar Square
11 Dec 2009
To coincide with COP15 and raise awareness about the urgent rate of melt of the Arctic Ocean sea ice, the WWF displayed Martin’s Top of the World image in Trafalgar Square in December 2009, beside Mark Coreth’s life-size ice sculpture of a polar bear, which gradually melted over 10 days.
Martin has been interviewed by various journals and newspapers and been featured on on the BBC, ITV, CNN, Al Jazeera, Sky, NBC, ABC, CBC and numerous other TV channels.
For a selection of recent press interviews, articles and video clips: Catlin Arctic Survey 2009 and Catlin Arctic Survey 2010
Tearsheet examples of Martin's published images can be found on martinhartley.com
Interviews
Online Interview with Nick Smith
Outdoor Photography (Jun09)
Downloadable articles:
Behind the Pictures_Sunday Times Travel.pdf
So Near but So Far_Outdoor Photography.pdf